Votive stand



Patented Jan. 15,1924. i I i warren stares PATENT orrica.

LEO R. LE TANG, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

VOTIVE STAND.

Application filed August 21, 1922. Serial No. 583,449.

To all whom it may concern: form and comprise a frame 11, shown as Be itknown that I, LEO R. Ln TANG, a formed of connected legs 12, adrip-pan13 citizen of the United States, residing at and apedestal 1 L. Hangers17extend from Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and the pedestal.Supports 18, for instance of 5 State of Ohio, haveinvented certain newmetal, are suitably supported by the hangers and useful Improvements inVotive Stands, and act as supports for the candle holders. of which thefollowing is a specification. These supports are instanced as bands ofMy invention relates to votive stands, and brass fixed to the hangers,but may be of it is the object of my invention to provide other ordiiferent construction within the a candle holder of novel'constructionfor a sco e of the appended claims. 60 votive stand whereby candles ofvarious diandle holders 21 are provided, shown in ameters may be readilyselectively received the form of candle receiving cups. These in asingle candle holder; to provide novel candle holders are preferably soformed as means for supportingthe candle holder;and to securely receivea plurality of sizes of to providenovel'means'whereby the candlecandles, being provided with bores 22, 23 65 holders may be secured tothe supporting and 2a, of dilferent diameters, the walls 26, members ofthe votive stand in such manner 27 and 28 of which are superposed andare that their positions may be readily'changed provided with shelves30, 31 and 32. The and additional candle holders may be readily shelf 30is located between the bores 22 and supplied. 23 and the shelf 31 islocated between the 70 The invention will be further readily bores 23and 24, the shelf 32 being located understood from the followingdescription at the bottom of the board 24.. The shelves and claims, andfrom the drawing, in which form= flange-bottoms'for'the bores, thecanlatter: i Z dles resting thereon respectively when in Fig. 1 is aperspective view of a votive the respective bores. The upper end of the75 stand embodying my invention. wall of the upper bore ispreferablycurled 'Fig. 2'is a front elevation of one ofthe to form abead- 34, for forming a rounded candle holders and its means ofattachment, upper preferably annular end for the canthe supportingband'- being partly broken dle holder, aiding in the strength andornaaway. Y mentation thereof. 80

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same, the The candle holder with itsvarious bores supporting band being shown in cross-secand shelves ispreferably formed out of a tion, and the clamping means being shownsingle piece of metal, for instance by spinin one position in full linesand in another ning the same out of a single sheet of brass.

position in dotted "lines, for accommodating The bottom of the candleholder is pro- 35 bands of different heights. vided with a hole 35, theopen upper end Fig. i is a rear elevation of the same, the of the bore23 forming a bottom hole for supporting band being shown partly brokenthe bore 22, and the open upper end of the away. bore 24: forming a holefor the bottom of i9 Fig. 5 is a-plan view of the same, the the'bore 23.The holes at the bottoms of candle holder and the supporting band'beingthe respective bores communicate with each partly broken away. other andpermit ready escape of the drip- Fig. 6 is a vertical cross-section ofmy pings ofgrease or tallow, incident to the improved device,-taken inthe plane of the burning of the candle, through the candle line 66 ofFig. 2. holder, especially when the candle has been Fig. 7 is'aperspective view of one of the burnt down so as to melt the bottom endof clamping washers; and, the candle, the melted grease and tallow Fig.8 is avertical cross-section of the dropping into the drip-pan 13through the same, taken on the line .88 of Fig. 7. l 1 holes as soon asan opening has thus been The, votive stand may beof any suitableprovided for the same.

the shank toward the Holder supporting brackets 37 are provided. Thesebrackets respectively consist of a shank 38 which extends up and downacross the height of the supporting band to which it is secured. Thisbracket is provided with a flange 39 at the lower end of the shank,arranged to be received across the lower edge of the band and to projectbeyond the face of the band posite to the face across which the shankextends, this projecting end being provided with a threaded hole 40.

The upper end of the shank has a flange 41 projecting therefrom as anarm, which is provided with a ring 42 received about the candle holder,forming a securing rim to which the candle holder is secured. The shelf31 forms a shoulder 45'arranged to rest upon the upper face of the ring,the wall 28 of the bore 24 being expanded as a head 46 at the bottom ofthe ring for securely clampingly holding the ring between said bead andthe shoulder 45. This construction forms a neat and strong securingmeans between the bracket and the candle holder.

The supporting bands to which the candle holders are secured are inpractice of different heights, and I have provided means whereby thecandle holder may be clamped to the band throughout a range of heights'of different bands.

Thus I provide a washer 49 provided with a slot 50. The shank 38 isinserted in this slot, the washer being moved upwardly on arm or flange41 a suflicient distance to receive the supporting and between the lowerflange 39 of the shank and said washer. A screw'5l is received through ahole 52 in the washer and is threaded into the threaded hole 40 of thelower flange 39. This hole is shown as a slot merging into the slot '50.The upper arrp the supporting n k 3S and the screw sents the position ofthe walls of the s ot 52 slant downwardly t )ward the slot 50. as shownat 53, was to urge the screw'at that edge of the supportn band. towardthe supporting band, to band between the 51, the screw also rumngclamping action between the washer 49 and the flange 39. Supportingbands of different thicknesses and heights are thus accommodated.

The wide range of clamping action provided for in my device isillustrated in'Fig. 3, in which the washer in full lines reprewasherwhen a supporting band of nearly the height of the shank is employed,and the lower washer in dotted lines represents the position of thewasher when a supporting band of a height equal to the distance betweensaid dotted washer and the lower flange 39 is employed. i crews ofdifferent lengths may be employed, or the screw mayextend through thewhich is opof said ring and threaded hole to difl'erent extents whenemploying supporting bands of different heights.

My improved device is simple in construction, neat in appearance,provides releasable attaching means for candle holders forselectively'spacing the candle :holders in con- 'venient manner on theirsupporting bands,

and increasing the numbers of candle holders in properly spacedrelatlons as the demand for the same increases, and provldes simplemeans whereby candles of different sizes, including vigil lights, may beselectively'employed in any of the candle holders.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to "secure by Letters Patent, is: a

1. In a votive stand, the combinationwith a support, of a bracketcomprising a shank, a flange at the upper end of said shank and a flangeat the base of said shank, a candle holder secured to said upper flange,said second-named flange received across the bottomof said support, awasher having sliding connection with said shank, and a screw clampinglyconnectingsaid washer and said second-named flange with said supportbe-' tween said washer and saidsecond-named flange.

2. In a votive stand, the combination with a support, of a bracketcomprising a shank and a flange at the upper end of said shank, saidflange comprising a rim Which forms a socket, and a candle holder insaid socket, said candle holder comprising a shoulder and a bead whichextend outwardly beyond the inner face of the wall of said-socket andare located respectively above and below said rim to secure said candleholder to said bracket.

3. In a votive stand,'the-combination with a support, of a bracketcomprising a shank and a flange at the upper end of said shank,

'der'and said bead 'annularly arranged and,

extending outwardly beyond the inner Wall located respectively above andbelow said ring to secure said candle holder to said bracket.

4."In a votive stand, the combination of a bracket 'comprisinga shankhaving a flange at its upper end and a flange at its lower end, acandle'holder secured to said upper flange, a'w'ash'er sli'dable onsaidshanlnand a screw between said. slidable washer and saidsecond-named flange whereby to clamp bandsof different heights betweensaid washer and said second-named flange.

5. In a votive stand, the combinationrof a bracket comprising a shankhaving a flange at its 'upperend and a flange at its lower end, a candle"holdersecured to saidnpper flange, a washer slidable on ,saidshank,said washer provided with a slot the upper faces signed my name in thepresence of two sub of whose walls are inclined toward said scribingWitnesses. shank, and a screw between said inclined faces and saidsecond-named flange whereby I LEO LE TANG to clamp bands of differentheights between W1tnesses: said washer and said second-named flange.KATHRYN S. MATHER,

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto ARTHUR W. GORDON.

